Blackboard Assignment Tool


The Assignments tool is used to present a variety of learning activities to students, allowing them to view and submit assignments from one location. You can submit assignments in the following ways:
  1. Text typed on the Upload Assignment page.
  2. Files attached from your computer or from the Content Collection.
  3. A combination of both text and attached files.


Complete the following steps for MODULE:1


Step 1: Watch the following videocasts-

Creating an Assignment


Accessing a Submitted Assignment




Step 2: Complete the following assessment upon watching the videocast prior to implementing with students. Assessment

Step 3: If students have not used the Assignment tool with other instructors please walk them through in Blackboard (EDIT MODE: OFF) the proper way to submit.

Step 4: Students will submit an Assignment to their instructor in Blackboard and complete a Student Use Survey.



Appropriate File Types for Assignment Submission
Extension
File Type
Programs associated with the File Type
.aam
Multimedia
Adobe® Authorware® plug-in. Note that the .aam file is the starting point for a series of files that must be enclosed in a .ZIP file.
.aiff
Audio
Audio program
.asf
Multimedia
Microsoft® .NET™ Show
.au
Audio
Real Audio Player™
.avi
Video
Video player (not Macintosh® compatible)
.doc
Text
Microsoft® Word or other word processor
.exe
Executable
Executable file
.gif
Image
Graphics program or web browser
.html, .htm
Web page
HTML editor or web browser
.jpg, .jpeg
Image
Graphics program or web browser
.jif
Image
Graphics program or web browser
.mp3
Audio
Audio program
.mpe
Audio/Video
Audio program
.mpg, .mpeg
Audio/Video
Audio program
.moov,movie
Movie
QuickTime® movie
.mov
Video
Movie or media player
.pdf
Text
Adobe® Acrobat® Reader®
.png
Image
Portable Network Graphics
.ppt, .pps
Slideshow
Microsoft® PowerPoint® and PowerPoint® Player®
.qt
Movie
QuickTime™
.ra
Audio
Real Audio Player™
.ram
Video
Real Audio Movie™
.rm
Audio
Audio program
.rtf
Text
Rich Text Format
.swf
Multimedia
Adobe® Shockwave® plug-in
.tiff, .tif
Image
Graphics program or web browser
.txt
Text
Text or HTML editor, word processor
.wav
Audio
Audio program
.wma
Audio
Audio program
.wmf
Graphic
Microsoft® Windows®
.wmv
Media/Audio
Microsoft® Windows®
.wpd
Text
WordPerfect® or other word processor
.xls
Spreadsheet
Microsoft® Excel®
.zip
Text
WinZip®
WebHelp. (n.d.). Blackboard Help. Retrieved May 30, 2011, from http://help.blackboard.com/instructor/index.htm